Rainy season Coloring Pages

A beautiful season of Rainy season blessings and hydrangeas

Rainy season is a special kind of Japanese weather when it rains a lot in early summer. Thanks to this rain, water fills the rice fields and plants grow, making it a season for important blessing rain.

What are its features and symbols?

Rainy season brings a lot of rain and feels a little damp, but it is an important season that symbolizes blessings from nature and gentle feelings.

• Blessing rain: This rain is very important for growing rice in the fields. Because we have rain during this time, we can get lots of delicious rice in autumn.
• Hydrangeas: These are the most famous flowers that bloom during Rainy season. They are gentle and beautiful flowers that look great by the water and in the rain.
• Frogs and snails: When it rains, Rainy season creatures get very active! Frogs start croaking happily, and snails move slowly on leaves.
• Gentle feelings: Watching the rain fall and looking at damp gardens shows the beauty of Japan and its quiet, peaceful mood.

How to spend time during Rainy season

Even on rainy days, there are fun things you can do only during Rainy season.

• Umbrellas: Since it rains, it is fun to go out using your favorite umbrella and rain boots.
• Playing indoors: When you cannot play outside, you have more time to read books, draw pictures, and relax with your family inside your home.
• Walking in gardens: Wet hydrangeas and moss look more colorful and beautiful than usual, so going for a walk in a garden is another fun thing to do.

How to Pick Colors: Use Fresh Colors That Look Wet!

For your Rainy season coloring page, let's use lots of fresh colors! Focus on blue and purple to show the damp rain air and the pretty colors of the hydrangeas.

• Basic Colors: Choose mainly blue, light blue, purple (for hydrangeas), green (for leaves and frogs), and gray (for rain).

Colors for each thing:

• Hydrangeas: Hydrangeas change color depending on the soil. They come in many colors like blue, purple, pink, and white. Pick your favorite colors and try coloring each flower differently for fun.
• Leaves: Rain makes leaves turn a dark green. Mix dark green and deep blue-green to show how fresh and wet they are.
• Frogs: Color them cheerfully in green or yellow-green. Making the bottom of the belly a little lighter shows off the frog's round shape.
• Rain: Color the rain lines gently at a slanting angle with light blue or light gray to show that it is raining.
• Houses: Use brown and gray for old Japanese houses. Coloring them to look calm and quiet makes the whole scene look neat.

How to Add 3D Depth: Make it Shiny and Wet!

Think about "shadows" and "lights" to show rainy shine and round flowers. Places with shadows:

• Add "shadows" to dark spots where light cannot reach, like gaps between flowers, the backs of leaves, and the inside of stone lanterns. Use a darker blue or darker green than your main color to give it depth.

Places where light hits:

• Put white dots or bright light blue on wet stones or the tops of leaves. This makes the water drops look sparkly and bright.

Let's Add Textures!

Colored Pencils: For hydrangea flowers, think about their round shape and color in small round circles. This gives them a nice fluffy feel. Snails: Color the shell in brown or yellow. Try to leave the bright spots white so it looks shiny.

Tips for Enjoying Your Coloring Page!

• Enjoy the Sound of Rain!
  • While you color, imagine the sound of the rain and the frogs singing. Color with a soft and cozy feeling!
• Draw Fun Expressions on the Clouds!
  • Color the clouds in your favorite colors. You can even make them cute by giving them pink cheeks so the rainy sky looks friendly and sweet!

Why is Rainy season written with the kanji characters for "plum" and "rain"?

The kanji for Rainy season literally means "plum rain." People say this name came about because a lot of rain falls just when plum fruits grow and ripen. Another story says it was originally written with the kanji for "mold rain" because mold grows easily during this time!

The mysterious reason why rain lasts for so long

You might hear about the "Rainy season front" on the weather forecast. It is a huge band of clouds made when cold air in the north and warm air in the south push against each other. Since both sides have the same power, they stay stuck in the very same place. That is why rainy days keep going on and on!

Is Japan the only place with Rainy season?

You might think Rainy season only happens in Japan. But actually, other East Asian places like southern China, South Korea, and Taiwan have a rainy time like this too! Still, places like Europe and America do not have it, so it is a very special kind of weather in the world.

A "blessing of rain" for animals, plants, and crops

Rainy season can feel damp and make it hard to go outside. But it is a very important time that nature really needs! Frogs and snails move around happily. It is also when baby rice plants store up the important water they need to grow big and strong.